Zeman

[ˈzɛman]

/[ˈzɛman]/ name

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The verdict

“Zeman” is uncommon German (frequency #64,901 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,901
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tschechischer Familienname, den man ins Deutsche mit Junker übersetzen könnte

Corpus desk

Index DE-zeman · Zeman · German

Zeman · rank #64,901 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,901
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zellulose

Nearest frequency peer: Zellulose (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Zeman“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Zeman“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zeman
PropertyValue
HeadwordZeman
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈzɛman]
Letters5
Frequency rank#64,901
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zeman“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Zemanfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zellulose“ (#64,900), „zerdrückt“ (#64,902), „Zellstoff“ (#64,899). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zeman“ bei #64,901. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zeman is uncommon German at frequency #64,901 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈzɛman]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "tschechischer Familienname, den man ins Deutsche mit Junker übersetzen könnte".

Zero misspellings are on record for Zeman in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Zeman, spelled Z-E-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    tschechischer Familienname, den man ins Deutsche mit Junker übersetzen könnte

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Zeman appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dobrý den, pane Zemane, chtěla bych se Vás na něco zeptat.
  2. Jsem s pánem Zemanem mluvil.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Zeman"?
"Zeman" is spelled Z-E-M-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛman].
What does "Zeman" mean?
As a proper noun, "Zeman" means: tschechischer Familienname, den man ins Deutsche mit Junker übersetzen könnte
How do you pronounce "Zeman"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zeman" is [ˈzɛman]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zeman" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zeman", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zuber#64,906Zyste#64,916arden#64,976argus#64,977

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list